Sturgis, Samuel Davis, 1822-1889

Dates:
Birth 1822-06-11
Death 1889-09-28
Birth 1822
Death 1889
Birth 1882
Death 1889

Biographical notes:

Samuel Davis Sturgis (born June 11, 1822, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania – died September 28, 1889, St. Paul, Minnesota) was a senior officer of the United States Army. A veteran of the Mexican War, Civil War, and Indian Wars, he attained the rank of brevet major general.

The city of Sturgis, South Dakota, is named for Samuel D. Sturgis. A sculpture of him mounted on horseback is located at the eastern entrance of the town on South Dakota Highway 34 and 79. The USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137), a World War II troop transport ship, was named in his honor.

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Subjects:

  • Gold mines and mining
  • Indians of North America
  • Mexican War, 1846-1848
  • World War, 1939-1945

Occupations:

  • Army officers

Places:

  • MN, US
  • PA, US
  • California (as recorded)
  • New Mexico (as recorded)
  • California (as recorded)
  • California (as recorded)
  • Southwest, New (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (as recorded)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (as recorded)
  • Hastings, Sussex (as recorded)
  • Southwest, New (as recorded)
  • Europe (as recorded)
  • Prairie du Chien (Wis.) (as recorded)

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